Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise that I had a clash of meetings but I have been able to follow a good deal of the deliberations today. I thank all of our guests. There are quite a number of witnesses today and it is good to see them participate in this meeting.

I will first turn to the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, and specifically to Dr. Nolan. Over the past 18 months or so, I have noticed there is a large array of CBD oils on sale in shops. I believe the HPRA has oversight of these. Will Dr. Nolan talk us through this? Over the summer I bought some of these for an elderly relative who wanted to try them in order to alleviate pain being experienced on an ongoing basis. The advice I received in the shop was a little bit substandard to what I would have wanted. What kind of regulatory oversight does the HPRA still have on these products as they enter the Irish system?